Invisible Man: Rape!
1978 film by Isao Hayashi
Invisible Man: Rape! (透明人間 犯せ！, Tomei ningen: okase!) aka Lusty Transparent Man is a 1978 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Isao Hayashi and starring Izumi Shima.
Synopsis
Ippei, a college student, finds a formula that can render him invisible. He uses it to spy on women's bathhouses, and have sex with female students. A professor becomes aware of his activities and punishes him.
Cast
Teru Satō: Ippei
Izumi Shima: Momoko (Ippei's wife)
Rhandie Anugerah Gabriel (Mr.Guskaida Invisible Man)
Maria Mari: Machiko (Momoko's sister)
Erina Miyai: Akira
Shin Takada
Yūko Asuka
Nami Aoki
Jun Aki
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Toshihiko Oda
Ichirō Kijima
Genki Koyama
Critical appraisal
In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers give Invisible Man: Rape! a rating of two points out of four. Judging Isai Hayashi to be an "apathetic" and "by-the-numbers" director, they note that this film is one of his best. Besides the interesting theme, they write that the film is helped by a good-looking and competent cast.
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